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31673Sports Reference Logo7/30: Dawg Pound Daily- When you put it that way, maybe this Josh McCown thing is a bad ideahttp://dawgpounddaily.com/?p=46194
Ever since the Cleveland Browns signed Josh McCown to be the team&#039;s starting quarterback, we&#039;ve done what every true and loyal Browns fan has done since Nov. 8, 1993*. We&#039;ve justified that this time the team finally got it right at one of the most-important positions on the field. ...2015-07-30 10:39:547/28: Riggo&#039;s Rag- Robert Griffin III: Why Redskins fans won't give up on Himhttp://riggosrag.com/2015/07/28/robert-griffin-iii-why-redskins-fans-wont-give-up-on-him/
In the news this week, surprise, is more Robert Griffin III talk. Is he done? No, of course he&#8217;s not done&#33; Yes, of course he is&#33; Well maybe&#33; We&#8217;ll just wait this season out and talk about it seventy more times&#33; Honestly, at this point, I hope he&#8217;s done. Why? Because2015-07-28 16:40:147/20: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland&#8217;s Stat-Based Quarterback Ranking Systemhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremlands-stat-based-quarterback-ranking-system/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows are Brad&#8217;s thoughts on2015-07-20 00:37:567/15: Dawg Pound Daily- Why this is Barkevious Mingo's last chancehttp://dawgpounddaily.com/2015/07/15/why-this-is-barkevious-mingos-last-chance/
Yesterday, I had a discussion with a Cleveland Browns fan about the evolution of the game. He brought up about how needing an elite quarterback to compete for a championship is just a current trend. Relaying names like Phil Simms, Mark Rypien, Jeff Hostetler, and Trent Dilfer as super bowl winning q2015-07-15 10:40:587/15: Dawg Pound Daily- Why this is Barkevious Mingo's last chancehttp://dawgpounddaily.com/?p=45676
Yesterday, I had a discussion with a Cleveland Browns fan about the evolution of the game. He brought up about how needing an elite quarterback to compete for a championship is just a current trend. Relaying names like Phil Simms, Mark Rypien, Jeff Hostetler, and Trent Dilfer as super bowl winning q2015-07-15 09:39:507/15: FootballPerspective.com- Most Dominant Fantasy Players Since 1950: Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-dominant-fantasy-players-since-1950-quarterbacks/
What was the most dominant fantasy season of all time? You might think Peyton Manning 2013, but let me throw out another candidate: Steve Young, 1998. I am using the following scoring system throughout this series: 1 point per 20 yards passing, 1 point per 10 yards rushing/receiving, 4 points per pa2015-07-15 00:37:567/14: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Career Ratingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-career-ratings/
On Sunday, I calculated the average number of pass attempts (including sacks) per game for each season since 1950, and then looked at which were the highest era-adjusted passing games in football history. On Monday, I looked at the single seasons that were the most and least pass-happy, from the per2015-07-14 09:37:577/12: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Individual Gameshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-individual-games/
Let&#8217;s take a look at the league average dropbacks (pass attempts + sacks) per game for each year from 1950 to 2014. Obviously there has been a significant amount of variation, with the passing game being on life support in 1956 and peaking in recent times. As a result, we must adjust for era w2015-07-12 00:38:587/11: FootballPerspective.com- Weekend Trivia: Coaching Playoff Wins With Multiple Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/weekend-trivia-coaching-playoff-wins-with-multiple-quarterbacks/
There are three head coaches who have won playoff games with five different quarterbacks. Can you name them? That one was probably the easiest of the three to guess. Let&#8217;s see if you can guess the second coach to pull off this feat. My hunch is you were probably able to get the first two, [&#82015-07-11 00:37:527/7: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland’s Best QBs in History: 1-5http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremlands-best-qbs-in-history-1-5/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows is Bradâs latest work on t2015-07-07 00:35:496/25: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Questioning ANY/Ahttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-questioning-anya/
Adam Steele is back for another guest post. And, as always, we thank him for that. You can view all of Adam&#8217;s posts here. Within the analytics community, we seem to have reached a consensus that ANY/A is the best box score metric for measuring passing efficiency. Over at the Intentional Roundi2015-06-25 00:37:556/2: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland’s Best QBs in History: 40-48http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremlands-best-qbs-in-history-40-48/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows is Brad&#8217;s latest work 2015-06-02 00:36:075/26: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland’s Best QBs in History: 49-101http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremlands-best-qbs-in-history-49-101/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows is Brad&#8217;s latest work 2015-05-26 00:35:474/17: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Quarterback Rankings, and Requesting Feedbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-quarterback-rankings-and-requesting-feedback/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. Today, he&#8217;s contributed this guest 2015-04-17 00:35:484/10: Riggo&#039;s Rag- Best 6th Round Draft Picks in Redskins Historyhttp://riggosrag.com/2015/04/10/best-6th-round-draft-picks-in-redskins-history/
View image &#124; gettyimages.com Mark Rypienwas taken by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of 1986 NFL Draft out ofWashington State. He went on to start72 games for the Redskins atquarterback andthrew for 15,928 yards and 101 TD passes in his eight seasons with the Redskins. Rypien wa...2015-04-10 22:38:093/29: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points Differential Per Game in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-differential-per-game-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
I previously looked at points per game by each quarterback in his starts and points per game allowed by each quarterback in his starts. Please check there for the fine print. Today, we put it all together, for a list of points differential per game in games started by each quarterback. Again, I&#8212015-03-29 00:35:533/28: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points per Game Allowed in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-per-game-allowed-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
Please see yesterday&#8217;s post for the fine print. The table below shows the average points per game allowed in games started by each quarterback, minimum 15 games (but the ranks only count for quarterbacks with 50 or more starts). Again, I will leave the commentary to you guys.2015-03-28 00:35:593/27: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points per Game Scored in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-per-game-scored-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
Aaron Rodgers has started 114 games (including playoffs) in his career. In those games, the Packers have averaged 28.5 points per game (including non-offensive scores), the highest average for any quarterback in his team&#8217;s starts in NFL history. The table below shows the PPG average in each qu2015-03-27 00:38:483/26: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Records When Their Team Scores 21+ Pointshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-records-when-their-team-scores-21-points/
On Tuesday, I looked at quarterback records when their team allows 21 or more points.Â Today, a look at records when scoring 21+ points.Â I&#8217;m short on time, so today&#8217;s post will just be a quick data dump.Â I leave the comments up to you! Here&#8217;s how to read the table below. Tom B2015-03-26 00:36:063/24: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Records When Their Team Allows 21+ Pointshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-records-when-their-team-allows-21-points/
Back in November, Cian Fahey tweeted me a simple question: &#8220;What is Alex Smith&#8217;s record in games where his D gives up 21 or more points?&#8221; I made a note to run the numbers in the off-season, and guess what? It&#8217;s the off-season. Smith now holds a career record of 7-38-1 (includ2015-03-24 00:35:513/23: FootballPerspective.com- Career RANY/A Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-ranya-rankings/
Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt is my preferred basic measurement of quarterback play. ANY/A is simply yards per attempt, but includes sacks and sack yardage lost, and provides a 20-yard bonus for touchdowns and a 45-yard penalty for interceptions. RANY/A, or Relative ANY/A, measures a quarterback&#82015-03-23 00:35:542/1: NFL Spin Zone- Washington Redskins Super Bowl: Top 5 offensive performanceshttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/02/01/washington-redskins-super-bowl-top-5-offensive-performances/
We are just hours away from the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIX. The two best teams in the NFL are getting ready to compete while the other 30 teams, including the Redskins, are at home watching. This is nothing new forWashingtonand their fan base. With that being said, the franchise hasappeared in thebi2015-02-01 09:38:051/19: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Marginal YAC, 2014 in Reviewhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-marginal-yac-2014-in-review/
Adam Steele is back to discuss Marginal YAC, this time in the context of the 2014 season. You can view all of Adam&#8217;s posts here. Back in September, I posted a three part series introducing Marginal Air Yards and Marginal YAC. Today, Iâm going to update the numbers for 2014 and analyze some i2015-01-19 23:35:5912/10: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Marginal Dropshttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-marginal-drops/
Munir Mohamed, a reader of Football Perspective, has agreed to write this guest post for us. And I thank him for it. Regular readers are familiar with Adam Steele&#8217;s three-part series here on Marginal YAC; today, I want to look at drops, and marginal drops.Â As Adam noted, Sportingcharts.com k2014-12-10 00:35:5311/7: FootballPerspective.com- Andy Dalton Had One of the 100 Worst Passing Games Since 1970http://www.footballperspective.com/andy-dalton-had-one-of-the-100-worst-passing-games-since-1970/
Last night, Andy Dalton was not very good. completed 10 of 33 passes for 86 yards, while throwing 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Add in his two sacks for 14 yards, and Dalton averaged -1.80 ANY/A. That&#8217;s terrible, of course, but how bad does that measure historically? Let&#8217;s use the sa2014-11-07 11:36:0411/2: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Introducing Marginal Yards After the Catch, Part IIIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-introducing-marginal-yards-after-the-catch-part-iii/
Adam Steele is back for his third guest post in his Marginal YAC series. In my two previous two posts, I introduced Marginal YAC and Marginal Air Yards. Today, Iâm posting the career mYAC and mAir for the 96 quarterbacks with at least 1,000 pass attempts from 1992-2013. Thereâs a lot of data her2014-11-02 23:35:5710/27: FootballPerspective.com- Ben Roethlisberger and the Best Passing Games Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ben-roethlisberger-and-the-best-passing-games-ever/
Against Indianapolis in week 8, Ben Roethlisberger was close to perfect. He completed 40 of 49 passes for 522 yards. He threw six touchdowns, and didn&#8217;t throw an interception or take a sack. That&#8217;s a magnificent performance: in fact, among players with an 80% completion percentage in a g2014-10-27 00:36:0210/20: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Marginal Yards After the Catch, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-marginal-yards-after-the-catch-part-ii/
In early September, Adam Steele, a longtime reader and commenter known by the username âRedâ introduced us to his concept of Marginal Yards after the Catch. Today is Part II to that post. Adam lives in Superior, Colorado and enjoys digging beneath quarterback narratives to discover the truth; he2014-10-20 00:35:5510/13: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning and the Hall of Famehttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-and-the-hall-of-fame/
Let&#8217;s worry about axes and labels later. For now, take a look at the graph below. The red dots represent Hall of Fame quarterbacks (or players not yet eligible but very likely to wind up in Canton). The blue dots represent non-HOF quarterbacks. The black dot? That&#8217;s Eli Manning. Okay, so2014-10-13 00:35:5410/6: FootballPerspective.com- 500 touchdown passeshttp://www.footballperspective.com/500-touchdown-passes/
Yesterday, Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes against Arizona. In the process, he joined Brett Favre as the only players in NFL history to throw 500 career touchdown passes. In previewing that game, Mike Tanier noted that it would require us to travel back to 1987 to collect 500 Cardinals to2014-10-06 00:35:5310/4: FootballPerspective.com- Tom Brady and the Biggest Drops in QB Performancehttp://www.footballperspective.com/tom-brady-and-the-biggest-drops-in-qb-performance/
In the third quarter on Monday night, I texted my Patriots fan buddy Matt, âIs it possible that we suck? Maybe the run is finally over.â Bill Barnwell mused on this, and Aaron Schatz also wrote about it. It was hard not to think that, given the way the Patriots were manhandled by a mediocre [&#82014-10-04 00:35:599/15: The Pesky Pole- 1992 NFL Season Simulation: Week 1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePeskyPole/~3/qdXqHvcsJ0M/1992-nfl-season-simulation-week-1.html
The 1992 season got off to an exciting start. The big matchup of the weekend was the defending champion Washington Redskins traveling to Dallas to take on the upstart Cowboys.The Skins trailed 30-17 with eight minutes left in the game but then Earnest Byner scored on a 25 yard touchdown run to cut 2014-09-15 17:40:208/31: FootballPerspective.com- For First Time Ever, 25% of Week 1 Starting QBs Have A Ringhttp://www.footballperspective.com/for-first-time-ever-25-of-week-1-starting-qbs-have-a-ring/
A full one-quarter of all NFL teams have opening day starters who have won a Super Bowl: New England (Tom Brady), Pittsburgh (Ben Roethlisberger), Baltimore (Joe Flacco), Denver (Peyton Manning), New York Giants (Eli Manning), Green Bay (Aaron Rodgers), New Orleans (Drew Brees) and Seattle (Russell 2014-08-31 17:35:488/22: Riggo&#039;s Rag- Mark Rypien to be Inducted into Redskins Ring of Famehttp://riggosrag.com/2014/08/22/mark-rypien-inducted-redskins-ring-fame-2/
Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen announced that the Redskins will induct Mark Rypien as the 46th member of their Ring of Fame. Mark Rypienplayed quarterbackfor the Redskins for eight seasons from 1986 -1993, starting 72 games and helped them win their third Super Bowl in 1992. Rypi...2014-08-22 17:39:048/11: FootballPerspective.com- How Long Does It Take Great Quarterbacks To Break out?http://www.footballperspective.com/how-long-does-it-take-great-quarterbacks-to-break-out/
A couple of years ago, I asked how long it should have taken the Jaguars to move on from Blaine Gabbert. Today I want to revisit that general idea, but look at how long it takes the best quarterbacks to identify themselves as top-tier players. A couple of months ago, I looked at the greatest [&#82302014-08-11 00:35:528/6: NFL's Greatest- Super Bowl Champs Teamwide Part 1http://nflsgreatest.co.nf/2014/08/super-bowl-champs-teamwide-part-1/
Previously, we looked at the ranks of Super Bowl champions on both offense and defense. Today, we&#8217;ll look at the teamwide ranks of these teams. Instead of offense and defense, we will look at wins, point differential, scoring efficiency, SRS, and Base Score. The point here is to realize that n2014-08-06 16:40:107/26: FootballPerspective.com- Steve Grogan is the Yards Per Completion Kinghttp://www.footballperspective.com/steve-grogan-is-the-yards-per-completion-king/
In 2013, the average completion went for 11.63 yards. That&#8217;s a pretty low number historically, although it&#8217;s actually a bit higher than some of the recent NFL seasons. Take a look at how Yards per Completion has generally been declining throughout NFL history: If you want to discuss the 2014-07-26 00:35:567/24: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Wins: Outlier Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-wins-outlier-seasons/
The 1998 season was one of my favorite years in NFL history. It was also a pretty weird one. We had Terrell Davis rushing for 2,000 yards, rookies Randy Moss and Fred Taylor making defenses look silly, and a quartet of old quarterbacks stun the football world. Doug Flutie came out of nowhere Canada 2014-07-24 00:35:447/20: FootballPerspective.com- Worst Passer Ratings In Every Year Since the Mergerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/worst-passer-ratings-in-every-year-since-the-merger/
In 2013, Geno Smith had the worst passer rating (66.5) in the NFL. The year before, Mark Sanchez had a passer rating of 66.9, which was very nearly the lowest in the league (Matt Cassel had a rating of 66.7). But while the Jets didn&#8217;t quite do it, a couple of teams have managed to [&#8230;]2014-07-20 00:35:537/14: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Receivers And The Men Who Threw It To Them IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-receivers-and-the-men-who-threw-it-to-them-ii/
One of my first posts at Football Perspective was one of my favorites: the top receivers and the men who threw it to them. I like referencing that post from time to time, so I decided to update the numbers through the 2013 season. I looked at all regular season games since 19601, and calculated [&#82014-07-14 00:35:477/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Pro Bowlers on NFL Champions, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-pro-bowlers-on-nfl-champions-part-ii/
Last weekend, we looked at the team with the most Pro Bowlers to win a championship. Today, we look at the reverse: the team with the fewest Pro Bowlers to win it all. As a technical matter, the Pro Bowl hasn&#8217;t always been around, so some pre-1950 teams and the 1960 Oilers (there was no [&#8232014-07-05 00:36:047/3: FootballPerspective.com- Best AV-Weighted Winning Percentages of Offensive Playershttp://www.footballperspective.com/best-av-weighted-winning-percentages-of-offensive-players/
Yesterday, I looked at the weighted career winning percentages for running backs, with the weight being based on each player&#8217;s yards from scrimmage in each season of his career. Today, I want to do the same thing but for all offensive players, using PFR&#8217;s Approximate Value ratings. By th2014-07-03 00:35:447/2: The Landry Hat- NFL Insider: "I Absolutely Believe The Cowboys Will Not Win Big With Romo'http://thelandryhat.com/2014/07/02/nfl-insider-cowboys-will-not-win-romo/
This is a dangerous time during the offseason. Especially for Dallas Cowboys players. This is the time when many media members begin to speculate on whose the best player at their position simply because it&#039;s a slow news day...or month. And, of course, the quarterback position is usually the fi2014-07-02 18:38:486/14: FootballPerspective.com- Weekend Trivia: Sack Differentialhttp://www.footballperspective.com/weekend-trivia-sack-differential/
Last year, the Denver Broncos led the NFL in sack differential &#8212; that is, sacks recorded by the defense minus sacks allowed by the offense. Having Peyton Manning really helps, as the Broncos had essentially an average number of defensive sacks (41) but ranked first in offensive sacks (20). So 2014-06-14 00:36:186/13: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part III: Adjusted Dropbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-iii-adjusted-dropbacks/
The comments to Parts I and II of this series have been great, so let me start with a thank you. One of the more difficult parts of this process is comparing players across eras not just for efficiency, but for gross volume. In 2013, teams averaged 38.0 pass attempts (including sacks) per game, comp2014-06-13 00:35:526/10: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part II: Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-ii-career-rankings/
Yesterday, I explained the methodology behind the formula involved in ranking every quarterback season since 1960. Today, Iâm going to present the career results. Converting season value to career value isnât as simple as it might seem. Generally, we donât want a player who was very good for 12014-06-10 00:35:556/9: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part I (Methodology)http://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-i-methodology/
In 2006, I took a stab at ranking every quarterback in NFL history. Two years later, I acquired more data and made enough improvements to merit publishing an updated and more accurate list of the best quarterbacks the league has ever seen. In 2009, I tweaked the formula again, and published a set of2014-06-09 00:35:535/16: FootballPerspective.com- Who is the Best Backup Quarterback Ever?http://www.footballperspective.com/who-is-the-best-backup-quarterback-ever/
Determining the best backup quarterback ever is really complicated. Steve Young and Aaron Rodgers backed up Joe Montana and Brett Favre, respectively, but neither Young nor Rodgers morally feel like they belong in the discussion of best backup quarterbacks. There are a couple of ways to measure how 2014-05-16 00:36:175/1: House of Houston- Houston Texans: The Case for Drafting Clowney Part IIhttp://houseofhouston.com/2014/05/01/houston-texans-case-drafting-clowney-part-ii/
In this two-part article, we look at the case for the Houston Texans to draft Jadeveon Clowney, both from an offensive standpoint and a defensive standpoint. Here, we consider the impact the presence of Clowney could have on the Texans offense. Click here for Part I. There is a common misconcepti...2014-05-01 10:37:064/9: FootballPerspective.com- Is there any hope in Oakland for Matt Schaub?http://www.footballperspective.com/is-there-any-hope-in-oakland-for-matt-schaub/
Is Matt Schaub washed up? Is he the next Jake Delhomme? For the first six seasons of his Texans career, Schaub was an above-average quarterback in both Net Yards per Attempt and Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt. But last year was disastrous in a way that his poor conventional stats fail to completely 2014-04-09 00:35:444/5: NFL's Greatest- What is the greatest team passing season of all time?http://nflsgreatest.co.nf/2014/03/what-is-the-greatest-team-passing-season-of-all-time/
There are many ways to measure passing offense, and your view of who&#8217;s best likely depends on what you find most important. If you like yards and touchdowns, you probably favorÂ Peyton Manning&#8216;sÂ 2013 season. If you hate interceptions, you may go withÂ Tom Brady&#8216;sÂ 2010 outing. May2014-04-05 02:38:173/24: FootballPerspective.com- Expected Quarterbacks Wins Based On Passing Efficiencyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/expected-quarterbacks-wins-based-on-passing-efficiency/
On Friday, the Jets released Mark Sanchez. I don&#8217;t have much in the way of a post mortem, but it felt odd not to have at least some post on the subject. And despite watching every Sanchez start for four years, it still takes me by surprise when I see that his career record is [&#8230;]2014-03-24 00:36:213/22: FootballPerspective.com- What do Schaub and Fitzpatrick mean for Bortles, Manziel, and Bridgewater?http://www.footballperspective.com/what-do-schaub-and-fitzpatrick-mean-for-bortles-manziel-and-bridgewater/
The Texans and Raiders recently made a couple of veteran quarterback acquisitions. The team with the first overall pick in May&#8217;s draft signed Ryan Fitzpatrick and then traded Matt Schaub to Oakland, owners of the fifth overall selection. Will either team now be deterred from spending a top fiv2014-03-22 00:35:493/19: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Judging QBs By Their Top 5 Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-judging-qbs-by-their-top-5-seasons/
While working on a different post, I needed to derive a quick-and-dirty formula to identify the top 100 or so quarterbacks in NFL history. Here is how I went about doing that: 1) Calculate the Relative ANY/A of each quarterback in every season since 1950. ANY/A, of course, is Adjusted Net Yards per 2014-03-19 00:36:032/9: FootballPerspective.com- Where Does Luck/Smith Rank Among Great Playoff QB Battles?http://www.footballperspective.com/where-does-lucksmith-rank-among-great-playoff-qb-battles/
The NFL playoffs began in very entertaining fashion in Indianapolis. The Chiefs lost Jamaal Charles on the first drive of the game to a concussion, but stormed out to a 38-10 lead. Then the Colts pulled off the second greatest comeback in NFL history, eventually winning 45-44. The much-maligned Alex2014-02-09 23:36:581/27: FootballPerspective.com- The Best Playoff Quarterbacks In The Super Bowl Erahttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-playoff-quarterbacks-in-the-super-bowl-era/
On Friday, I explained the idea behind Playoff Leverage. That post is required reading before diving in today, but the summary is that the Super Bowl counts for more than the conference championship games, which count for more than the division round games, which count for more than the wild card ga2014-01-27 23:36:131/24: FootballPerspective.com- SB XLVIII Is The Best Offense/Defense Super Bowl Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/sb-xlviii-is-the-best-offensedefense-super-bowl-ever/
This year, the Broncos averaged 37.9 points per game, 14.5 points more than league average. Seattle, meanwhile, allowed just 14.4 points per game, 9.0 points better than league average. That means this is a true clash of the titans in one sense: when the Broncos offense is on the field against the S2014-01-24 11:36:341/23: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl Leverage And the Best Postseason Passers Since 1966http://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-leverage-and-the-best-postseason-passers-since-1966/
Even for Football Perspective, this is a very math-heavy post. I&#8217;ve explained all the dirty work and fine details behind this system, but if you want to skip to the results section, I&#8217;ll understand. Heck, it might even make more sense to start there and then work your way back to the top2014-01-23 23:36:311/19: FootballPerspective.com- With a Super Bowl Win, Manning 2013 Will Be The Greatest QB Season Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/with-a-super-bowl-win-manning-2013-will-be-the-greatest-qb-season-ever/
In 1984, Dan Marino set an NFL record with 48 touchdown passes, but his Dolphins lost in the Super Bowl. Twenty years later, Peyton Manning broke Marino&#8217;s record, but he lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Patriots in the playoffs. In 2007, Tom Brady broke Manning&#8217;s touchdowns recor2014-01-19 23:36:331/17: FootballPerspective.com- Championship Game Preview: New England at Denverhttp://www.footballperspective.com/championship-game-preview-new-england-at-denver/
Someone needs to say it. I know, I know, it&#8217;s Manning/Brady XV. But someone needs to remind people that Peyton Manning threw 30 more touchdown passes than Tom Brady in 2013. He threw for over 1,000 more yards. He threw one less interception. He was sacked 22 fewer times. And did I mention that2014-01-17 23:36:221/3: FootballPerspective.com- Wildcard Preview: New Orleans at Philadelphiahttp://www.footballperspective.com/wildcard-preview-new-orleans-at-philadelphia/
Kansas City/Indianapolis Preview New Orleans Saints (11-5) (+2.5) at Philadelphia Eagles (10-6), Saturday 8:10 PM ET We&#8217;re fully immune to the Saints offense at this point. Drew Brees just threw for for 5,162 yards and 39 touchdowns and it didn&#8217;t even register on most radars. One reason 2014-01-03 23:36:3412/27: FootballPerspective.com- Ryan Tannehill had one of the worst passing games everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ryan-tannehill-had-one-of-the-worst-passing-games-ever/
Did you happen to notice the stat line produced by Ryan Tannehill last week? He completed just 10 of 27 passes for only 82 yards in a 19-0 loss to the Bills. A 37% completion rate and a 3.0 yards per attempt average are ugly numbers in their own right, but Tannehill was also sacked [&#8230;]2013-12-27 23:36:3612/25: FootballPerspective.com- More Impressive Passing TD Record: Manning 2013 or Marino 1984?http://www.footballperspective.com/more-impressive-passing-td-record-manning-2013-or-marino-1984/
With one game remaining, Peyton Manning has already set the new single-season record with 51 passing touchdowns (two months ago, I projected Manning to finish the season with 52 touchdowns). But all records must be viewed in their environment, and NFL teams are averaging 1.58 touchdown passes per te2013-12-25 23:36:4012/19: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning in elite INT territoryhttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-in-elite-int-territory/
After a five-interception performance against a dominant Seattle pass defense, Eli Manning now has 25 interceptions this season. The odds are extremely low, but it&#8217;s not impossible that he throws ten more interceptions and ties the modern record set by Vinny Testaverde in 1988. That year, a 252013-12-19 23:38:3912/15: FootballPerspective.com- Marty Schottenheimer and his Quarterback Struggleshttp://www.footballperspective.com/marty-schottenheimer-and-his-quarterback-struggles/
Tomorrow night on NFL Network, the fantastic series A Football Life will look at the career of Marty Schottenheimer. Despite his many accolades, like Dan Marino, Schottenheimer is as often defined by his major shortcoming: never winning a Super Bowl. Did you know that Schottenheimer ranks 6th with 22013-12-15 23:36:3510/20: FootballPerspective.com- Multiple Pick Sixes by a Defensive Player against the Same Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/multiple-pick-sixes-by-a-defensive-player-against-the-same-quarterback/
On Tuesday, I look at the quarterbacks who have thrown the most pick sixes. As a follow-up, I wondered: what&#8217;s the record for pick sixes by a defensive player against a quarterback? Rod Woodson is the career leader in interception return scores with twelve, but only two of those came against t2013-10-20 00:36:0310/15: FootballPerspective.com- Most Pick Sixes Thrown in NFL Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-pick-sixes-thrown-in-nfl-history/
Three years ago to the day, I crunched the numbers to see which quarterbacks had thrown the most pick sixes thrown in NFL history. With three more years of data, a robust play-by-play database, and, ya know, Matt Schaub, I figured it was time for an update. In case you haven&#8217;t noticed, Schaub 2013-10-15 00:36:1210/7: FootballPerspective.com- Where Does Manning/Romo Rank Among Great QB Games?http://www.footballperspective.com/where-does-manningromo-rank-among-great-qb-games/
Peyton Manning and Tony Romo staged a classic yesterday afternoon in Dalllas. The Broncos won 51-48, and the two quarterbacks put up ridiculous stat lines. Manning went 33 of 42 for 414 yards, and threw four touchdowns and just one interception. He wasn&#8217;t sacked, giving him an impressive 10.692013-10-07 12:36:459/29: First and Ten Years Ago- NFL News of September 29, 2003http://firstandtenyearsago.com/2013/09/29/nfl-news-of-september-29-2003/
COLTS 55, SAINTS 21 Peyton Manning visited his hometown last night and humiliated his father&#8217;s old team. Manning became the firstÂ N.F.L. quarterback in more than a decade to throw six touchdown passes, leading the Indianapolis Colts past the New Orleans &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;2013-09-29 10:36:149/29: FootballPerspective.com- Sam Bradford, and Ranking Quarterbacks by Yards per Completionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/sam-bradford-and-ranking-quarterbacks-by-yards-per-completion/
As a rookie, Sam Bradford ranked last in the league in yards per completion. That year, he averaged 9.92 YPC, 1.61 yards per completion lower than the league average of 11.53. In his second and third years &#8212; 2011 and 2012 &#8212; Bradford was a little better in that metric, but he still finish2013-09-29 00:36:268/27: FootballPerspective.com- Is Russell Wilson the next Ben Roethlisberger?http://www.footballperspective.com/is-russell-wilson-the-next-ben-roethlisberger/
On the surface, Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger have almost nothing in common. Wilson was an undersized, overlooked, third-round pick, while Roethlisberger was a first round pick who is one of the most physically imposing quarterbacks in NFL history. But both players had pretty similar rookie 2013-08-27 00:36:138/25: FootballPerspective.com- The Best &#8220;Real-Life&#8221; Fantasy Teams Since the Mergerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-real-life-fantasy-teams-since-the-merger/
More than a decade ago (on a side note: how is that possible?), Doug wrote a series of player comments highlighting specific topics as they related to the upcoming fantasy football season. I recommend that you read all of them, if for no other reason than the fact you should make it a policy to [&#82013-08-25 00:36:178/8: FootballPerspective.com- Is Sam Bradford poised to to have a breakout season?http://www.footballperspective.com/is-sam-bradford-poised-to-to-have-a-breakout-season/
Since Sam Bradford was drafted by the Rams in 2010, the only consistent force in St. Louis has been change. Tackle Rodger Saffold, drafted in the second round of the same draft, is the only other player on the 2010 Rams offense who is still on the team. Bradford has already played under three offens2013-08-08 00:36:068/6: FootballPerspective.com- Another Quarterback Aging Curve Post (Adjusted Net Yards Per Attempt Edition)http://www.footballperspective.com/another-quarterback-aging-curve-post-adjusted-net-yards-per-attempt-edition/
Back in March, Chase wrote a post investigating how quarterbacks age, finding that they peak at age 29 (with a generalized peak from 26-30) in terms of value over average. Today, I thought I&#8217;d quickly look at how quarterbacks age in terms of their performance rate &#8212; specifically, their A2013-08-06 00:35:557/28: FootballPerspective.com- Matt Ryan has most wins through five years, ranks 7th in Winning Percentagehttp://www.footballperspective.com/matt-ryan-has-most-wins-through-five-years-ranks-7th-in-winning-percentage/
An interesting tweet from Adam Schefter today: Matt Ryan has 56 regular season wins in his first five seasons, the most in NFL history. Ryan has started 78 games, one of only three quarterbacks (Peyton Manning, Joe Flacco) to start at least 75 games in their first five seasons. I thought it would be2013-07-28 16:36:237/27: FootballPerspective.com- Receivers with 1,000 yards with multiple quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/receivers-with-1000-yards-with-multiple-quarterbacks/
While reading the always excellent Football Outsiders Almanac, I was reminded that Brandon Marshall has had 1,000-yard seasons playing with Jay Cutler, Kyle Orton, Chad Henne, and Matt Moore (and, of course, Cutler again in Chicago). That&#8217;s pretty impressive for a player in his twenties, altho2013-07-27 00:36:157/26: FootballPerspective.com- Having the worst game of your career in the playoffshttp://www.footballperspective.com/having-the-worst-game-of-your-career-in-the-playoffs/
Scott Kacsmar recently wrote about how Daunte Culpepper had the worst performance of his career in his biggest game. In his only NFC Championship Game appearance, Culpepper went 13-of-28 for 78 yards with three interceptions and four sacks. Which made me wonder: how many other great quarterbacks hav2013-07-26 00:36:317/18: FootballPerspective.com- Matt Stafford has a 17-28 record, which has little predictive valuehttp://www.footballperspective.com/matt-stafford-has-a-17-28-record-which-has-little-predictive-value/
Longtime readers of this blog know that I&#8217;m not a big fan of Matt Stafford. Last year, when most people were praising his breakout 2011 season, I questioned whether he was as good as his backers claimed. And, of course, his 2012 performance only raised more questions. Stafford has a 17-28 care2013-07-18 00:36:055/1: FootballPerspective.com- Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/where-does-tim-tebow-rank-in-the-pantheon-of-great-quarterbacks/
With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that&#8217;s the case, it&#8217;s time to reflect on a great career that never ceased to captivate the nation. While there are many ways to grade a quarterback, probably the best and simplest measure would be &#8220;pr2013-05-01 00:35:554/16: FootballPerspective.com- Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?http://www.footballperspective.com/do-nfl-teams-properly-value-age-when-drafting-quarterbacks/
For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes of the world, you generally don&#8217;t hear much from the draft community about the age of a prospect. But we do know that age matters, and that all other things bein2013-04-16 00:35:524/13: FootballPerspective.com- Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdownshttp://www.footballperspective.com/fourth-quarterovertime-game-winning-passing-touchdowns/
Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do the same thing for passing touchdowns. As a reminder: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way. I looked at all games, regular2013-04-13 00:35:473/11: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Age Curveshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-age-curves/
Last summer, I looked at the age curves for running backs in an attempt to find out if there is a magical cliff at age 30 (there isn&#8217;t). But when I wrote about Josh Freeman last week, I started thinking about quarterback age curves. The first step in trying to measure the aging patterns of [..2013-03-11 00:36:062/20: FootballPerspective.com- Comparing rookie quarterbacks to their team&#8217;s prior year&#8217;s statshttp://www.footballperspective.com/comparing-rookie-quarterbacks-to-their-teams-prior-years-stats/
Since 1990, there have been 48 rookie quarterbacks that threw at least 224 pass attempts, the necessary amount to qualify for the league&#8217;s efficiency ratings. There are many conventional ways to measure rookie quarterbacks, but the off-season lets us play around with more obscure measures. For2013-02-20 23:35:482/11: Bolt Beat- Time to end the Joe Flacco &#8216;elite&#8217; discussionhttp://boltbeat.com/2013/02/11/time-to-end-the-joe-flacco-elite-discussion/
Every year at this time the same debate begins. Is whoever the winning quarterback of the Super Bowl now elite? This year, that debate goes on about Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. Flacco had a great postseason as the Ravens beat Indianapolis, Denver, New England and San Francisco to win the league c2013-02-11 17:35:192/4: FootballPerspective.com- Are the Super Bowl-Winning QBs Getting Worse?http://www.footballperspective.com/are-the-super-bowl-winning-qbs-getting-worse/
Now that we live in a world where Joe Flacco and Eli Manning have quarterbacked 3 of the last 6 Super Bowl-winning teams, you might be tempted to think that winning a Super Bowl as a QB doesn&#8217;t mean what it used to. After all, the playoffs are getting more random &#8212; as Aaron Schatz [...]2013-02-04 11:35:581/27: FootballPerspective.com- How Super Bowl XLVII could impact the HOF chances of certain Ravenshttp://www.footballperspective.com/how-super-bowl-xlvii-could-impact-the-hof-chances-of-certain-ravens/
Being a Super Bowl champion is a pretty nice bullet to place on your Hall of Fame resume. For players like Jerry Rice or Peyton Manning (or say, Steve Largent or Dan Marino), the failure to acquire a ring wouldn&#8217;t have prevented their induction; on the other hand, would Lynn Swann or Paul Horn2013-01-27 01:35:501/22: FootballPerspective.com- The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect)http://www.footballperspective.com/the-manning-index-and-the-brady-effect/
Eight years ago &#8212; almost to the day &#8212; our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about &#8220;The Manning Index&#8221;, a metric designed to roughly gauge the clutchness (or chokeitude) of a given quarterback by looking at how he did relative to expectations (he revived t2013-01-22 23:35:431/20: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-history/
Now that the Super Bowl matchup is set, I thought I&#8217;d start the two-week period with some Super Bow history. The table below lists some information from each of the first 46 Super Bowls. With Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick facing off, that ends five-year streak where at least one of the two q2013-01-20 23:35:451/4: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losseshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-career-passing-stats-in-wins-and-losses/
Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all quarterbacks with at least 5,000 career passing yards over that time period. The table below lists the following inf2013-01-04 23:35:4811/17: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by Collegehttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-qb-playoff-wins-by-college/
Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks. Since twitter is not a very good medium for showing large datasets, here&#8217;s a quick look at which colleges have produced the quarterbacks with the most playoff v2012-11-17 19:35:4110/27: FootballPerspective.com- Wins with quarterbacks drafted by that teamhttp://www.footballperspective.com/wins-with-quarterbacks-drafted-by-that-team/
Good stat today by ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter, who notes that Kansas City has gone 25 years without winning a game with a quarterback drafted by the Chiefs. This Todd Blackledge-led victory over the Chargers in 1987 was the last time a quarterback drafted by the Chiefs won a game in red and gold. Th2012-10-27 11:36:1910/4: FootballPerspective.com- Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Addedhttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarter-by-quarter-team-win-probability-added/
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team&#8217;s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given the pregame Vegas line and the score margin of the game after the quarter in question. Today, I want to break down those numbers in more detail by looking at which [...]2012-10-04 00:36:249/24: FootballPerspective.com- Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP)http://www.footballperspective.com/interceptions-per-incompletion-or-popip/
I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There&#8217;s a stat called BABIP, which stands for Batting Average on Balls In Play. A &#8220;ball in play&#8221; is simply any at bat that doesn&#8217;t end in a home run or a strikeout. The 2012-09-24 00:36:308/31: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time IV, Part III: Playoff Resultshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-iv-part-iii-playoff-results/
On Wednesday, I explained the methodology for grading each quarterback in each season. Yesterday, I came up with an all-time career list of the best quarterbacks based on their regular season play. Today, a look at playoff performances. Using the same formula, we can grade each quarterback in each g2012-08-31 01:54:174/24: Money in the Banana Stand- Carson Palmer . . . Done?http://moneyinthebananastand.com/2011/11/02/carson-palmer-done/
Now that Carson Palmer is the future in Oakland, it&#8217;s worth wondering what his long term prospects look like. Despite some strange draft decisions, the Raiders have done a tremendous job recently in acquiring talent. Presumed draft busts like Darren &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;2012-04-24 01:52:5911/3: Money in the Banana Stand- Carson Palmer . . . Done?http://moneyinthebananastand.com/?p=448
Now that Carson Palmer is the future in Oakland, it&#8217;s worth wondering what his long term prospects look like. Despite some strange draft decisions, the Raiders have done a tremendous job recently in acquiring talent. Presumed draft busts like Darren &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;2011-11-03 01:52:51